A small town, a big city cop and a decades-old mystery to be solved, Before It Breaks won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction.

Detective Daniel Clement is back in Broome, licking his wounds from a busted marriage and struggling to be impressed by his new team of small-town cops. Here, in the oasis on the edge of the desert, life is as stagnant as Clement's latest career move.

But when a body is discovered at a local fishing spot, it is clearly not the result of a crocodile attack. Somewhere in Broome is a hunter of a different kind. As more bodies are found, Clement races to solve a decades-old mystery and catch the killer before a monster cyclone hits.

'As Australian as a Tim Tam, this is fine descriptive writing that conveys both the searing heat and vast distances of the Outback.' Adelaide Advertiser

'Warner's tone is laid-back and laconic, but with sentences as snappy as a nutcracker.' Books+Publishing
'A great read!' Launceston Examiner

'It's great to see Warner in print again with this ripper read.' Crime Factory 18
'Dave Warner is not only a well-known musician, but he has also forged a successful career as a crime fiction author.' Mansfield Courier
'Gripping.' Herald Sun